英语八上-Unit1单元测试卷（含答案）

1、Unit 1单元测试卷八年级 上册(时间：80分钟 满分：85分)第一部分 选择题（60分）. 词汇（15分） i. 从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出可以替换画线部分的最佳选项。(共8小题，每小题1分)( )1. Why do many people like to go on holiday in the countryside?Because there is fresh air and beautiful scenery.A. parkB. villageC. town ( )2. You should not go out because it is raining outsid

2、e now!Perhaps I should listen to you.A. SuddenlyB. Finally C. MaybeBC( )3. Do you think tigers will die out if we dont protect them?Yes, I think so.A. remainB. disappearC. appear( )4. I dont like to do this work.Me too, I wish someone would invent a new machine to help us with this work.A. produce f

3、or the first timeB. discoverC. workBA( )5. The tour included a visit to the Science Museum. Thats so great. A. gave B. took C. contained ( )6. Why do you always stay in the library.The library is a place to find out about something.A. knowB.talk C. thinkCA( )7. Look at that boy. He is so young. He i

4、s young, but he has the ability to move the heavy box. A. decides to B. is able to C. comes over to ( )8. Human beings cannot live without water. I agree with you.A. AnimalsB. PlantsC. PeopleBCii. 根据句子意思，从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出恰当的词语完成句子。(共7小题,每小题1分)( ) 9. What should I take to attend the meeting? A pen.

5、 In addition, you should take a(n) _ to make notes on it. A. schoolbag B. notebook C. umbrella( ) 10. Linda is a good student and she has the _ to finish the work by herself. I agree with you. She can do it without anyones help. A. ability B. time C. chance BA( )11. What do you think is the most imp

6、ortant _ of Steve Jobs?Of course the Apple computer.A. inventionB. programmeC. experiment( )12. Do you know why we cant find any dinosaurs now?Oh, it is a mystery(谜). _ knows the reason. A. Somebody B. Anybody C. NobodyAC( )13. Have you_ what time the meeting will start?Yes, it will start at 2:30 p.

7、m. tomorrow.A. talked aboutB. found outC. asked for( )14. Lets _ before it gets dark. The view is very beautiful here.Wait a moment, please. I must take a shower first.A. take a breakB. go on holidayC. go for a walk ( )15. Mr Smith didnt feel well yesterday. _, he still went to work on time. A. Besi

8、des B. While C. HoweverBCC.完形填空（15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。（共10小题，每小题1.5分） Every scientist has a childhood dream. A scientist in China once had a(n) 16 . He wished to grow a new type of rice which could produce a lot. This person is Yuan Longping, 17 was born in 1930. He graduated f

9、rom the Southwest Agricultural(农业) University in 1953. Yuan Longping came up with an idea for a hybrid (杂交的) rice in the 1960s. Since then, he has devoted himself to the research and development of new varieties(品种). In 1973, together with other people, he 18 in the development of hybrid rice. This

10、made China be a worldwide leader in rice production. For this, he was called “Father of Hybrid Rice”. In 1980, the technology for hybrid rice was 19 to the United States. 20 Professor Yuans hard work, China now produces enough rice to 21 her people every year. In his spare time, he loves playing 22

11、violin and listening to music. Every night, he reads 23 half an hour before he goes to sleep. He likes swimming, too. It is said that Professor Yuan is one of the 24 people in China. And he cares about 25 but his research. Now Professor Yuan is working on developing super hybrid rice. He goes to the

12、 fields twice a day.( )16. A. ideaB. dreamC. thought( )17. A. whoB. whomC. which( )18. A. successB. succeeded C. successfully( )19. A. givenB. introduced C. showed( )20. A. According toB. Thanks for C. Because of( )21. A. feedB. offerC. send( )22. A. anB. /C. the( )23. A. onB. inC. for( )24. A. rich

13、estB. poorestC. oldest( )25. A. everythingB. anythingC. nothingBABBCACCAC. 阅读理解（30分） 阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。(共20小题,每小题1.5分)A The Water World Swimming Pool is open every day from eight oclock in the morning until half past seven in the evening. It costs two dollars sixty to enter the pool.

14、There is a special cheap price for students with a student card. The price is one dollar forty. But you must bring your student card with you. On Wednesday morning the pool is only open to mothers and babies. So mothers can enjoy themselves in the water with their babies. Please leave your older chi

15、ldren at home on Wednesday morning. The new Water World Cafe will open on 22nd June. From the cafe you can watch the swimmers or enjoy a drink after you swim. Please call 210-5369 for more information. We look forward to seeing you at the Water World Swimming Pool.( )26. How long is the Water World

16、Swimming Pool open every day?A.Eleven hours. B.Seven hours. C. Eleven and a half hours. D. Seven and a half hours.( )27. What is the price for students with a student card to enter the pool?A. Two dollars.B. One dollar forty. C. Two dollars sixty. D. One dollar.CB( )28. A ten-year-old boy cant go to

17、 the Water World Swimming Pool _.A. on Saturday B. on Sunday C. on Wednesday afternoon D. on Wednesday morning( )29. This passage is a(n) _.A. advertisement B. note C. story D. sloganDAB Now QQ coins are popular among Chinese teenagers. People use real money to buy Web money. Then they buy clothes f

18、or their online characters or services for their online pets with it. And these fancy things will cost QQ fans more in the future. According to the latest policy from the government, it will put a tax of three percent on online sales. For example, if QQ users pay 100 yuan for 110 QQ coins, they will

19、 have to spend 103 yuan in the future. The extra three yuan is tax. The capital of China was the first city to carry out the policy. Online games have to pay the tax, too. A number of players make money by spending a lot of time on the games to gain powers, and then selling them. Experts said that o

20、nline trade grew fast. There is more than 10 billion yuan of real money in online trade a year in China. However, the governments new move has become a hot topic among Internet users around the country. A survey by showed that more than 70% of about 3,000 people were against it. They said that the t

21、ax is too much. But supporters said the governments better management of the Internet would help it become healthier. They believe the new move would help keep the Internet users safe from online identity theft (身份盗用).( )30. We can learn from the story that QQ coins are _.A. a kind of game softwareB

22、. special Web moneyC. some fancy clothes D. some online pets( )31. The Chinese government will put a tax of _ on online sales.A. 3%B. 10%C. 11%D. 15%BA( )32. We can learn from the passage that _.A. online gamers dont have to pay the taxB. many people think the tax is too muchC. all the people suppor

23、t this policyD. the new move will cause online identity theft( )33. The new move can help Internet become healthier and _.A. stop online shopping B. stop online tradeC. stop online identity theft D. stop online spending moneyBCC A man came home from work late, tired and unhappy, to find his 5-year-o

24、ld son waiting for him at the door. The boy asked, “Daddy, how much do you make per hour?” The father was furious at his sons question. When he said $20 an hour, the little boy asked his father to lend $10 to him. The father was even angrier because he thought the boy just wanted some money to buy a

25、 toy. So he didnt answer his son. The little boy quietly went to his room. After about an hour or so, the man calmed down and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10. “Maybe I was too hard on you just now,” the man went into the room and said. “Heres the $10

26、 you asked for.” “Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he said. Then, he reached under his pillow, pulled out some crumpled (褶皱的) paper money and said, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.” ( )34. How much does the man make

27、if he works 10 hours? A. $100. B. $200. C. $300. D. $400.( )35. In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means “_”. A. quite happy B. very angry C. too excited D. a little nervousBB( )36. At first, the father refused to lend the boy any money because _. A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the

28、 money for himself B. he did not have enough money at that momentC. the boy always borrowed money from himD. he thought the boy would buy something of no use( )37. From the passage, we can infer that the boys father _. A. spent little time with his son B. often played with his sonC. didnt love his s

29、on at all D. often came back home early DAD Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be in the dark. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented the motion picture camera and over 1,200 other things. Abou

30、t every two weeks he created something new. Thomas Edison was born in 1847. He attended school for only three months. His mother taught him at home, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. He started experimenting at a young age. When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a

31、train. He did experiments on the train in his spare time. Unluckily, his first work experience did not end well. They fired him when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train. Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time in experiment

32、ing his first patent (专利) in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity. Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He always worked 16

33、out of every 24 hours. Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat. Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world.( )38. How often did Edison make a new invention?A. About every fourteen days. B. About ever

34、y seven days.C. About once a week. D. About twice a week.( )39. The underlined word “fired” in the passage means“_”.A. gave somebody a job B. set fire to somebody C. let somebody down D. forced somebody to leave his jobAD( )40. Which of the following sentence is NOT true according to the passage? A.

35、 Edison had only 8 hours rest each day after his deafness.B. Edison got his education mostly by self-teaching.C. Edison had his first job in 1869.D. Edisons inventions greatly improved the quality of peoples life.C( )41. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. The function of the electric light.

36、B. Edison and his experiments. C. The importance of inventions. D. The whole life of Edison.DE Have you ever read stories of Sherlock Holmesa famous detective? Here is one of his cases. Stapleton, Charles younger brother, found that he would inherit (继承) the Baskerville lands if Charles and his neph

37、ew(侄子) Henry both died. Charles who had a weak heart believed super natural stories. After knowing this, Stapleton had the idea of buying a huge hound, and of using the phosphorus(磷) to make it shine like the hound in one story. Then Stapleton asked his friend Laura to write a letter to bring Charle

38、s to the moor gate on that sad night. The hound, which was shining with phosphorus, chased Charles down the Yew Alley. Charless fear was so great that his weak heart stopped, and he died but the animal did not touch the dead body. There was no sign of murder. It was difficult for Holmes to find the

39、murderer. Two weeks later, Stapleton learned that Henry had reached England. He took his wife and the hound with him. He wore a false beard and followed Henry in London. He wanted to use the same way to murder Henry there. He needed something to give the hound Henrys smell, so he paid a woman at Hen

40、rys hotel to steal one of his shoes. The first one was a new one, which was no use for the hound, so it was put back. And then another older shoe was stolen. Before he was ready to murder Henry, he wasnt sure if his wife would keep his secret, so he did not tell her the truth. He locked her up in th

41、eir hotel. She knew that he must have some evil plans. She sent Henry a letter which was made of words cut from a newspaper. After receiving the letter, Henry realized he was in great danger and it must have something to do with his uncle Charles death. So he asked Holmes for help ( ) 42. What does

42、the underlined word “hound” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. 魔兽 B. 猎犬 C. 匕首 D. 猎枪( ) 43. The first new shoe was not useful for the hound because _. A. it didnt have Henrys smell B. it belonged to Henrys wife C. the hound saw nothing about HenryD. the hound didnt like the smell BA( ) 44. Which is the right ord

43、er of what happened in the story?a. Stapleton stole Henrys shoes. b. Henry asked Holmes for help. c. Charless weak heart stopped.d. Stapleton made the hound shine like the one in a story. e. Stapletons wife sent Henry a letter. A. d-a-e-b-c B. d-c-a-e-b C. b-e-a-d-c D. b-a-e-d-cB( ) 45. What may hap

44、pen if Stapletons wife didnt send the letter to Henry?A. It may be easy for Henry to find that he was in danger. B. It may be easy for Stapletons wife to know the truth. C. Henry may be murdered easily with no sign like Charles. D. Henry may get to know the truth much more easily. C第二部分 非选择题（25分）.语法

45、填空（10分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用所给单词的适当形式填空。(共10小题,每小题1分) John Smith was an old porter. He worked at the station. Every day he was busy 46. _ (carry) heavy things for the people. He was careful 47. _ his work. He was kind to everyone. He was always ready to help 48. _ (other). One morning he stood